US Forces Board Iran-Linked Tanker in the Indian Ocean

US Attack Renders Ceasefire 'Meaningless', Iran Says, As US Forces Disable Third Tanker This Week Overnight, there did not appear to be any new major exchanges of fire after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan - following the US bombing of some dozens of targets in Iran earlier, in the wake of the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter in the Hormuz area earlier this week. But since then, Iran has announced it is closing the Strait of Hormuz - or rather seeking to tighten...

AI Surveillance Should Scare Both Democrats And Republicans Authored by Brendan Steinhauser via RealClearPolitics, In a country desperate for unifying issues, there is growing consensus on one: surveillance of American citizens. From progressives who want to hold ICE accountable to conservatives who fear Big Government, an ever-expanding federal government has put many Americans on high alert, and artificial intelligence is only making matters worse. To quote New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom, “ICE is watching you.” It is true: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement saw its 2025 budget triple to nearly $30...

An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza on Wednesday night killed at least five Palestinians, including three children, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. A WAFA correspondent said the strike struck a group of Palestinians near a mosque in Beit Lahia, and other people […]